Chandra Surjya | Zubeen Garg | Parikshit Kalita | Jukebox

Assam is a land of folklore and tradition. One of the major Folk forms originating in this South Asian landscape is the colorful Bihu Dance and Songs. Bihu denotes a set of three different cultural festivals of Assam and celebrated by the Assamese diaspora around the world. Bihu is also used to imply Bihu dance and Bihu folk songs. The Rongali Bihu or the Bohag Bihu is an important festival of Assam. The most important festivals of Assam are the Bihus, celebrated with fun in abundance by all Assamese people irrespective of caste, creed, and belief. Apart from Bihu, Assam also has many other forms of Folk genres such as Tokari Geet, Kamrupi lok gaan etc. Tokari Geet is a very popular musical genre of Assam. Tokari geet is a type of Assamese folk song sung playing a Tokari. Earlier it was called Tokari naam. It is so called because a tokari is played while singing it. A tokari is a single stringed musical instrument played with the fingers similar to an ektara used by the bauls or a tumba used by the Sindhi Sufi singers. These are usually philosophical songs based on human life, stories from Ramayana, Mahabharata, gods and goddesses. Besides, stories of Sankardev and Madhavdeva is also sung here.

This album “Chandra Surjya” is a compilation of Assamese Folk Songs, primarily the genre of Tokari Songs. One of the most celebrated singers from Assam, Zubeen Garg has rendered his soulful voice for this album. Zubeen Garg is a popular singer from Assam whose melodious voice has won many hearts through out the country. Apart from Zubeen Garg the other two artists in this album are Porikshit Kalita and Apurba Baruah. Both have delivered beatifully through their respective songs that truly depict the melodious cultural heritage of Assamese Folk Songs. Songs like Surjya Hol and Aaji Kukhumboror deserves special mention. This album is truly a beautiful folk Songs compilation that is worth collecting.

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